Picnic lunch-box.



M. E. WARD.

PICNIC LUNU'H BOX.

AP PLIOATION TILED FEB. 11, 1910.

Patented Aug. 16, 1910.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARY E. WARD, F HILLGREST, MISSOURI.

PICNIC LUNCH-BOX.

967,865, Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug, 16, 1910, Application filed February 11, 1910. Serial No. 543,286.

To all whom it may concern: the depressions 18 directly above the ribs Be it known that I, MARY E. WARD, a citiwhich support the shelf 17 The shelf 17 has zen of the United States, residing at Hillopenings 19 therein, said openings being of crest, in the county of Taney and State of' any suitable diameter, and adapted to en- Missouri, have invented certain new and gage plates, saucepans, and the like. Cenuseful Improvements in Picnic Lunch-Boxes, trally located on the shelf between the oriof which the following is a specification. fices 19 are the latches 20, said latches hav- This invention relates to lunch boxes and ing the free extremities thereof raised to is designed to provide a box wherein a pluengage the pans or plates 22. Similar rality of shelves are carried, a portion of latches 23 are pivotally connected at each said shelves forming plates or like articles, extremity of the shelf being provided with while the remainder are adapted to retain the rearwardly extending arm 24, which vessels holding pies, puddings and the like. when the raised portion 21 of the latch en- This invention also contemplates the congages the edge of the plate, projects over struction of a shelf for retaining vessels in the edge of the shelf and engages the desuch a manner that they will be retained pressions 18 of the box. From this contherein secure from displacement. struction it will readily be seen that the pie With the above and other objects in view, plates or like receptacles 22 will be retained this invention consists of the construction, in the openings 19 of the shelf firmly b combination and arrangement of parts all as the latches 23 and 20, and be prevented from hereinafter more fully described, claimed displacement thereby. and illustrated in the accompanying draw- This invention is especially desirable for ings, wherein: picnics and lodge suppers and the like, and Figure 1 is a central longitudinal section is not adapted for use as a lunch box for taken along line 11 of Fig. 2; Fig. 2 is a workmen. transverse section taken along line 22 of Having thus described my invention, what Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a plan view of a shelf is claimed as new is: adapted to contain receptacles. In a lunch box, a plurality of ribs, said The lunch box forming the subject-matter box being depressed outwardly adjacent a of the present invention comprises a box or portion of said ribs, shelves adapted to be receptacle 10, provided with a handle 11 on supported by said ribs having openings the upper side thereof, and the door 12 in therein adapted to retain receptacles, and one of the vertical faces. The door 12 is latches carried by said shelves adapted to hinged at one side and is provided with the engage the receptacles, and at the same time eyes 13 adjacent the other in which operates engage the depressions in the sides of the the hooks 14: carried by the box 10. Spaced box. ribs 15 are secured on the sides of the box In testimony whereof I affix my signature 10 adjacent the dofor and arel adapted to in presence of two witnesses. su ort the pan l6 ormin a p ate, and the shgl f 17 superposed above s aid pan forming MARY WARD a means whereby receptacles containing pies, Witnesses: puddings and the like may be supported. CONRAD RENSCH, The sides of the box 10 are provided with L. C. WARD. 

